STN® Library and Information Science
Training Program
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
TO SKILLS PRACTICE PROBLEMS
note
The answers you will find in the Suggested Solutions provided may not exactly match
your search results for the following reasons:
1. Most STN databases are updated with new records often, so the number of
answers retrieved from a search and which answer is first, fifth, etc. can change
daily.
2. Searching is an art and there are lots of different ways to go about a search that
may be equally valid. Just because you did not do the search exactly as we did
or choose the terms we chose, does not mean that you are wrong.
The solutions are intended to give you a general set of steps that we believe best
address the search questions asked, and maybe even teach you a few new things
along the way. Your professor or the STN Helpdesk can be of help if you have
additional questions. Good luck!
Table of Contents
STN LIS Skills Training Program Practice Problems ............................................... 1
Suggested Solutions to the LIS Training Program Skills Practice Problems
1A. Flavor or aroma components of blackberries................................................... 3
1B. Amount of ammonia released by the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius .................... 5
1C. Angela Belcher research on nanowires ........................................................... 6
1D. Develop tomatoes with increased freeze protection ........................................ 8
1E. Adulterate saffron ............................................................................................. 11
1F. Mattress ability to resist an open flame........................................................... 12
2.
Hydrogen fuel cells ........................................................................................... 14
3.
Job stress in the dental profession ................................................................. 16
4.
Choose a company of interest to you .............................................................. 17
5.
Patents on golf ball covers held by Acushnet................................................. 18
6.
Structure of Sumatriptan .................................................................................. 20
7.
Byetta and its effect on weight loss ................................................................. 23
8.
Eliminate MTBE from gasoline ......................................................................... 26
9.
Choose a drug or chemical of your choice ..................................................... 33
STN LIS Skills Practice Problems
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STN on the Web – LIS Training Program web login site:
http://stnweb.cas.org/?USERTYPE=LIS
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1. In CAplus , perform keyword searches on the following questions. Use D SCAN to
evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to
the search strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic
information and abstract from three records from each search.
A. Find information on the flavor or aroma components of blackberries.
B. What has been determined about the amount of ammonia or ammonium salts that
was released by the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius?
C. Locate publications and patents dealing with research that Angela Belcher has
done on nanowires that involve a virus known as M13 bacteriophage. What
product is being targeted to use this new technology?
D. Retrieve literature on genetic engineering applied to developing tomatoes with
increased freeze protection. Note that freeze protection is also talked about using
the terms “antifreeze protein.”
E. What kinds of materials have been used to adulterate saffron?
F. A recent law requires mattresses to resist an open flame for at least 30 minutes
before igniting in order to reduce the number of deaths from house fires. Locate
patents on this technology issued after 2006. Brainstorm synonyms for your search
terms to be as comprehensive as possible.
2. How many patents about hydrogen fuel cells does Takahiro Kuriiwa have?
• Remember to review the article indexing to obtain additional search terms
• Compare the results of at least two databases that contain patents (such as CAplus,
USPAT2, LWPI, or USPATFULL)
• Display three patent titles from each database
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3. Find information in the MEDLINE database on job stress in the dental profession.
• Use various proximity operators to adjust the size and focus of your answer set
• Use the appropriate no cost display format to evaluate and improve your answer set
• Relevance rank the final answer set and display the titles of the five most relevant answers
4. Choose a company of interest to you and find a recent patent filed by this company.
• Use the CAplus company name thesaurus and the Derwent Patent Assignee Codes (PACOs)
in LWPI to identify variations on this company name and or subsidiaries
• Using this information, perform a multifile patent search for this company in CAplus and
LWPI
• No solution for this is provided as the answers will vary, but check your process against the
Syngenta example in the workbook
5. Find patents on golf ball covers held by Acushnet.
• HINT: Search in at least three of the following databases: CAplus, LWPI, USPAT2, or
EPFULL to compare your results
6. What is the structure of the drug sumatriptan?
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• What other names is this drug known by? (HINT: Remember to start in CAS REGISTRY
then cross over to CAplus to find relevant references)
• Are there any references discussing its preparation? (HINT: The preparation role (PREP)
might be helpful here)
• If so, what are the names of some companies who have reported methods of preparing it?
• Have any of the companies received a patent for this?
7. Find articles on the Type 2 diabetes drug Byetta and its effect on weight loss.
• What other names is this drug known by?
• Search in both CAplus and MEDLINE (HINT: Remember to remove duplicates before
displaying the first three answers from each database)
8. In 2005, a number of petroleum companies announced their intent to eliminate MTBE
from gasoline due to drinking and ground water contamination concerns and continuing
liability exposure.
• Find three journal review articles on this topic in CAplus (HINT: Use both left and right
truncation (SLART) to enhance your search retrieval for water)
9. Choose a drug or chemical of your choice.
• Locate other names that the drug or chemical are known by, then search in relevant
databases and find recent patents and journal articles
• No solution for this is provided as the answers will vary, but check your search strategy
against the multifile substance-based search in the workbook
Search Question 1A: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D
SCAN to evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the
search strategies to improve their comprehensiveness.
Display the bibliographic information and abstract from three records from each search.
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Find information on the flavor or aroma components of blackberries
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> E FLAVOR/CT
Use EXPAND to see the terms near desired controlled term.
=> E E3+ALL
Remember your term should be in the third E# position. Use EXPAND to view all the associated
terms.
=> S E##-E##
Search the desired E# to obtain your first answer set, such as:
L1
65421 (FLAVOR/CT OR FLAVORS/CT OR FLAVOUR/CT OR BITTERNESS/CT OR
RANCIDITY/CT OR SALTINESS/CT OR SOURNESS/CT OR
SWEETNESS/CT OR ESSENCES/CT OR "FLAVORING MATERIALS"/CT
OR "ODOR AND ODOROUS SUBSTANCES"/CT OR OLFACTION/CT OR
TASTE/CT)
=> E AROMA/CT
Repeat for other desired search concepts.
=> E E88+ALL
E98
0 --> Aroma/CT
E99
28691 USE Odor and Odorous substances/CT
********** END **********
There will be times that your desired answer is not a controlled term.
=> S E99
L2
28691 "ODOR AND ODOROUS SUBSTANCES"/CT
=> E BLACKBERRY/CT
=> E E102+ALL
=> S E119-E120
Search for both single and plural version of your terms.
L3
706 (BLACKBERRY/CT OR BLACKBERRIES/CT)
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 3
=> S L1 OR L2
Combine the controlled term answer sets.
L4
65421 L1 OR L2
=> S FLAVO? OR AROMA?
To make sure that you have not missed any pertinent articles, use truncation to broaden your
search.
L5
661294 FLAVO? OR AROMA?
=> S L4 OR L5
Searching both controlled terms in the CA Lexicon and the basic index increases search results.
L6
688512 L4 OR L5
=> S L3 OR BLACKBERR?
L7
1216 L3 OR BLACKBERR?
=> S L6 AND L7
L8
217 L6 AND L7
=> FOCUS
Using the FOCUS command brings the most relevant records to the top
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L8
L9
217 FOCUS L8 1=> D SCAN
Use D SCAN to evaluate your search results.
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
Remember to type 0 or END to exit a D SCAN.
=> D TI 1-5
Review the titles to the most recent answers.
=> D L9 1-5 ALL
Display the bibliographic information and abstract from three records of your choice.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 4
Search Question 1B: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D SCAN to
evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the search
strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic information and abstract from
three records from each search.
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What has been determined about the amount of ammonia or ammonium salts that was released
by the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius?
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> E AMMONIA
=> E AMMONIUM
=> S AMMONI? AND VESUVIUS
L1
17 AMMONI? AND VESUVIUS
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> S (AMMONI? OR NH3? OR NH4?) AND VESUVIUS
Addition of “NH3” and “NH4” to the search query results in gives more answers.
L2
39 (AMMONI? OR NH3? OR NH4?) AND VESUVIUS
=> FOCUS L2
FOCUS the answer set for the most relevant answers.
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L2
L3
39 FOCUS L3 1=> D IBIB ABS 1-3
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 5
Search Question 1C: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D SCAN
to evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the search
strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic information and abstract
from three records from each search.
•
Locate publications and patents dealing with research that Angela Belcher has done on nanowires
that involve a virus known as M13 bacteriophage. What product is being targeted to use this new
technology?
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> E BELCHER A/AU
A good habit to develop is to always EXPAND on the author’s name. One cannot be sure how the
author’s first name appears – either using initials or spelled out.
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8
E9
E10
E11
E12
1 BELCHENKO YURI I/AU
1 BELCHER/AU
2 --> BELCHER A/AU
1 BELCHER A I/AU
1 BELCHER A J/AU
7 BELCHER A M/AU
2 BELCHER A R/AU
1 BELCHER A S B/AU
1 BELCHER ABIGAIL K/AU
1 BELCHER ALAN/AU
1 BELCHER ALAN E/AU
1 BELCHER ALBERT L/AU
=> E
EXPAND as many times as needed to ensure that you have found the various author name
variations.
E13
E14
E15
E16
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21
E22
E23
E24
1
1
6
68
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
BELCHER ALBERT N/AU
BELCHER ALISON J/AU
BELCHER ANGELA/AU
BELCHER ANGELA M/AU
BELCHER ANN R/AU
BELCHER ANNABELLE M/AU
BELCHER ANNE/AU
BELCHER ANNE C/AU
BELCHER ANNE M/AU
BELCHER ANNE MCGREGOR/AU
BELCHER ANTHONY/AU
BELCHER ARNOLD L/AU
=> S E3 OR E6 OR E15-E16
L1
83 "BELCHER A"/AU OR "BELCHER A M"/AU OR ("BELCHER ANGELA"/AU
OR "BELCHER ANGELA M"/AU)
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 6
=> E NANOWIRE
=> S E27-E31
L2
13380 (NANOWIRE/BI OR NANOWIREA/BI OR NANOWIRED/BI OR
NANOWIREE/BI OR NANOWIRES/BI)
=> S L1 AND L2
Combine your concepts.
L3
18 L1 AND L2
=> S L3 AND M13 (10A) BACTERIOPHAGE
L4
9 L3 AND M13 (10A) BACTERIOPHAGE
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> FOCUS
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L4
L5
9 FOCUS L4 1=> D L5 1-3 BIB ABS
Display answers of your choice.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 7
Search Question 1D: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D SCAN
to evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the search
strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic information and abstract of
three records from each search.
•
Retrieve literature on genetic engineering applied to developing tomatoes with increased freeze
protection. Note that freeze protection is also talked about using the terms “antifreeze protein.”
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> S TOMATO AND FREEZING
L1
657 TOMATO AND FREEZING
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> E ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS/CT
=> E E3+ALL
E13
0 --> Antifreeze proteins/CT
E14
USE Proteins (L) antifreeze/CT
********** END **********
=> E E14+ALL
=> S ANTIFREEZE (S) (PROTEIN? OR GENE OR THP OR THERMAL HYSTERESIS)
Develop a free text query from the controlled indexing terms.
L2
1114 ANTIFREEZE (S) (PROTEIN? OR GENE OR THP OR THERMAL
HYSTERESIS)
=> E TOMATO/CT
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM
-- --------- -- ---E25
0 2 TOMATILLO/CT
E26
0 1 TOMATIS/CT
E27
17246 9 --> TOMATO/CT
E28
0 3 TOMATO (L) CANNED/CT
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 8
=> E E27+ALL
E37
E38
E39
E40
72359 BT3 Food/CT
0 BT2 Plant-derived food (non-CA heading)/CT
16651
BT1 Vegetable/CT
17246
--> Tomato/CT
HNTE Valid heading during volume 76 (1972) to present.
E41
6023
OLD Tomatoes/CT
E42
UF Lycopersicon lycopersicum/CT
E43
UF Solanum lycopersicum/CT
E44
1533
RT Tomato juice/CT
E45
692
RT Tomato products/CT
E46
RTCS Lycopene/CT
********** END **********
=> S E40-E46
L3
29273 (TOMATO/CT OR TOMATOES/CT OR "LYCOPERSICON
LYCOPERSICUM"/CT OR
"SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM"/CT OR "TOMATO JUICE"/CT OR "TOMATO
PRODUCTS"/CT OR LYCOPENE/CT
=> S L2 AND L3
L4
3 L2 AND L3
=> D IBIB ABS HITIND 1-3
=> E STRESS, PLANT/CT
E# FREQUENCY AT TERM
-- --------- -- ---E47
0 5 STRESS, MICROBIAL (L) OSMOTIC/CT
E48
0 6 STRESS, MICROBIAL (L) TOXIC/CT
E49
18440 12 --> STRESS, PLANT/CT
E50
0 6 STRESS, PLANT (L) ACIDITY/CT
=> E E49+ALL
E59
0 BT2 Biological processes and phenomena (non-CA
heading)/CT
E60
21476 BT1 Stress, biological/CT
E61
18440
--> Stress, plant/CT
HNTE Valid heading during volume 116 (1992) to
present.
E62
8432
OLD Plant stress/CT
E63
2516
OLD Plant stress and adaptation/CT
E64
366
OLD Stresses (biological)/CT
E65
420
NT1 Hypoxia, plant/CT
E66
4477
RT Adaptation, plant/CT
E67
2665
RT Atmosphere (environmental)/CT
E68
885
RT Chlorosis (plant)/CT
E69
5240
RT Fatigue, biological/CT
E70
46119
RT Oxidative stress, biological/CT
********** END **********
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 9
=> S STRESS (S) PLANT (S) (FREEZING OR FROST)
L5
929 STRESS (S) PLANT (S) (FREEZING OR FROST)
=> S L5 AND (TOMATO OR L3)
L6
38 L5 AND (TOMATO OR L3)
=> S L6 AND (GENE OR GENETIC OR TRANSGENIC)
L7
32 L6 AND (GENE OR GENETIC OR TRANSGENIC)
=> S L7 NOT L4
L8
32 L7 NOT L4
=> D IBIB ABS HITIND 2
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 10
Search Question 1E: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D SCAN
to evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the search
strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic information and abstract
from three records from each search.
•
What kinds of materials have been used to adulterate saffron?
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> SET ABB ON PERM
SET command used to retrieve abbreviations.
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> SET PLURALS ON PERM SET command used to retrieve plural versions of words.
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> E SAFFRON
E1
E2
E3
E4
10 SAFFROL/BI
8 SAFFROLE/BI
1076 --> SAFFRON/BI
1 SAFFRONED/BI
=> S E3
L1
1078 SAFFRON/BI
((SAFFRON OR SAFFRONS)/BI)
=> S L1 AND ADULTERAT?
L2
64 L1 AND ADULTERAT?
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> S (SAFFRON OR SAFRON) (L) (ADULTERAT? OR AUTHENTIC? OR GENUIN? OR FALSIF?)
Use alternative terms and truncation to represent the “saffron” and “adulterate” concepts. (L)
proximity operator is used for a more precise search.
L3
78 (SAFFRON OR SAFRON) (L) (ADULTERAT? OR AUTHENTIC? OR
GENUIN? OR FALSIF?)
=> FOCUS L3
=> D L4 IBIB ABS 1-3
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 11
Search Question 1F: In CAplus, perform keyword searches on the following question. Use D SCAN
to evaluate some answers and determine some additional terms that could be added to the search
strategies to improve their comprehensiveness. Display the bibliographic information and abstract
from three records from each search.
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A recent law requires mattresses to resist an open flame for at least 30 minutes before igniting in
order to reduce the number of deaths from house fires. Locate patents on this technology issued
after 2006. Brainstorm synonyms for your search terms to be as comprehensive as possible.
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> E MATTRESS
E2
E3
E4
1 MATTRE/BI
838 --> MATTRESS/BI
724 MATTRESSES/BI
=> S E3-E4
L1
1185 (MATTRESS/BI OR MATTRESSES/BI)
=> S (FLAME? OR FIRE?) (2A) (RETARD? OR RESIST?)
L2
67814 (FLAME? OR FIRE?) (2A) (RETARD? OR RESIST?)
=> L1 AND L2
L3
175 L1 AND L2
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> S BEDDING OR L1
L4
5682 BEDDING OR L1
=> S L4 AND L2
L5
264 L4 AND L2
=> S L5 AND PATENT/DT
L6
200 L5 AND PATENT/DT
=> S L6 AND PY>2006
L7
32 L6 AND PY>2006
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 12
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> FOCUS L7
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L7
L8
32 FOCUS L7 1=> D 1-3
Assumes default print format.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 13
Search Question 2: How many patents about hydrogen fuel cells does Takahiro Kuriiwa have?
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Remember to review the article indexing to obtain additional search terms
Compare the results of at least two databases that contain patents (CAplus and USPATFULL
should be included)
Display three patent titles from each database
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> E KURIIWA T/AU
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
2 KURIIWA KAZUKO/AU
7 KURIIWA NOBUO/AU
6 --> KURIIWA T/AU
65 KURIIWA TAKAHIRO/AU
2 KURIIWA YOSHIAKI/AU
=> S E3-E4
L1
71 ("KURIIWA T"/AU OR "KURIIWA TAKAHIRO"/AU)
=> S (HYDROGEN FUEL CELL?)
L2
1402 (HYDROGEN FUEL CELL?)
(HYDROGEN(W)FUEL(W)CELL?)
=> S L1 AND L2
L3
1 L1 AND L2
=> D SCAN
=> INDEX CAPLUS USPATFULL LWPI EPFULL
Use the INDEX command to search multiple databases at one time.
INDEX 'CAPLUS, USPATFULL, LWPI, EPFULL' ENTERED ON
4 FILES IN THE FILE LIST IN STNINDEX
Enter SET DETAIL ON to see search term postings or to view
search error messages that display as 0* with SET DETAIL OFF.
=> SET DETAIL ON
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> S (FUEL CELL?) AND HYDROGEN AND (KURIIWA T?/AU)
L4 QUE (FUEL CELL?) AND HYDROGEN AND (KURIIWA T?/AU)
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 14
=> FIL HITS
=> SET MSTEPS ON
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> S L4
FILE 'CAPLUS'
L5
40 (FUEL CELL?) AND HYDROGEN AND (KURIIWA T?/AU)
FILE 'USPATFULL'
L6
14 (FUEL CELL?) AND HYDROGEN AND (KURIIWA T?/AU)
FILE 'EPFULL'
L7
3 (FUEL CELL?) AND HYDROGEN AND (KURIIWA T?/AU)
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L8
57 L4
=> S L5 AND PATENT/DT
Limit the answer set to patents only.
FILE 'CAPLUS'
L9
39 L5 AND PATENT/DT
FILE 'USPATFULL'
L10
14 L5 AND PATENT/DT
FILE 'EPFULL'
L11
3 L5 AND PATENT/DT
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L12
56 L5 AND PATENT/DT
=> SET DUPORDER FILE
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> DUP REM L9 L10 L11
DUPLICATE REMOVE removes duplicate answers from the selected databases.
L13
50 DUP REM L9 L10 L11 (6 DUPLICATES REMOVED)
ANSWERS '1-39' FROM FILE CAPLUS
ANSWERS '40-47' FROM FILE USPATFULL
ANSWERS '48-50' FROM FILE EPFULL
=> D TI HIT 1
=> D TI 1-3 FROM EACH
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 15
Search Question 3: Find information in the MEDLINE database on job stress in the dental
profession.
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Use various proximity operators to adjust the size and focus of your answer set
Use the appropriate no cost display format to evaluate and improve your answer set
Relevance rank the final answer set and display the titles of the 5 most relevant answers
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE MEDLINE
=> S DENTAL OR DENTIST?
L1
320684 DENTAL OR DENTIST?
=> S JOB STRESS###
Implied proximity operator.
L2
776 JOB STRESS###
(JOB(W)STRESS###)
=> S L1 AND L2
L3
14 L1 AND L2
=> D TRIAL 1-6
D TRIAL is the free display format in MEDLINE.
=> S (JOB? OR WORK OR OCCUPATION?) (2A) STRESS###
L4
3913 (JOB? OR WORK OR OCCUPATION?) (2A) STRESS###
=> S L1 AND L4
L5
96 L1 AND L4
=> FOCUS
FOCUS sorts by most relevant answers.
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L5
L6
96 FOCUS L5 1=> D TI 1-5 Displays titles of the first five references.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 16
Search Question 4: Choose a company of interest to you and find a recent patent filed by this
company.
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Use the CAplus company name thesaurus and the Derwent Patent Assignee Codes
(PACOs) in LWPI to identify variations on this company name and or subsidiaries
Using this information, perform a multifile patent search for this company in CAplus and
LWPI
No solution for this is provided as the answers will vary by company, but check your process
against the Syngenta example in the workbook.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 17
Search Question 5: Find patents on golf ball covers held by Acushnet.
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HINT: Search in at least three of the following databases: CAplus, LWPI, USPATFULL,
or USPAT2 to compare your results
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE USPAT2
Try out your search strategy in a low cost database.
=> S ACUSHNET/PA
L1
410 ACUSHNET/PA
=> S GOLF BALL COVER?
L2
Implied proximity.
573 GOLF BALL COVER?
(GOLF(W)BALL(W)COVER?)
=> S (GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?
L3
863 (GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?
=> S L2 OR L3
L4
863 L2 OR L3
=> S L1 AND L4
L5
305 L1 AND L4
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> D HIT 1
=> INDEX USPAT2 CAPLUS LWPI
INDEX conducts a multifile search.
INDEX 'USPAT2, CAPLUS, LWPI' ENTERED
3 FILES IN THE FILE LIST IN STNINDEX
Enter SET DETAIL ON to see search term postings or to view
search error messages that display as 0* with SET DETAIL OFF.
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Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 18
=> SET DETAIL ON
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> S ((GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?) AND ACUSHNET/PA
L6 QUE ((GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?) AND ACUSHNET/PA
=> D RANK
F1
F2
F3
305 USPAT2
136 CAPLUS
4 LWPI
=> SET MSTEPS ON
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> FIL HITS
=> S L6
FILE 'USPAT2'
L7
305 ((GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?) AND ACUSHNET/PA
FILE 'CAPLUS'
L8
136 ((GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?) AND ACUSHNET/PA
FILE 'LWPI'
L9
4 ((GOLF BALL) (4A) COVER?) AND ACUSHNET/PA
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L10
445 L6
=> D TI HIT 1 FROM EACH
Review one record from each database.
Suggested Solutions to the STN LIS Training Program Skills Practice – 19
Search Question 6: What is the structure of the drug sumatriptan?
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What other names is this drug known by? (HINT: Remember to start in REGISTRY then cross
over to CAplus to find relevant references)
Are there any references discussing its preparation? (HINT: The preparation role (PREP) might be
helpful here)
If so, what are the names of some companies who have reported methods of preparing it?
Have any of the companies received a patent for this?
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE REGISTRY
=> E SUMATRIPTAN/CN
E1
E2
E3
E4
1 SUMATRA YELLOW X 1940/CN
1 SUMATRANOSIDE/CN
1 --> SUMATRIPTAN/CN
1 SUMATRIPTAN HEMISUCCINATE/CN
=> S E3
L1
=> D
1 SUMATRIPTAN/CN
DISPLAY the REGISTRY record to see structure and chemical names.
L1
RN
ED
CN
ANSWER 1 OF 1 REGISTRY COPYRIGHT 2012 ACS on STN
103628-46-2 REGISTRY
Entered STN: 09 Aug 1986
1H-Indole-5-methanesulfonamide, 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-methyl(CA INDEX NAME)
OTHER NAMES:
CN 3-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-methyl-1H-indole-5-methanesulfonamide
CN GR 43175
CN GR 43175X
CN Sumatriptan
MF C14 H21 N3 O2 S
CI COM
SR CA
LC STN Files: ADISINSIGHT, ADISNEWS, AGRICOLA, ANABSTR,
BIOSIS, BIOTECHNO, CA, CAPLUS, CASREACT, CBNB, CHEMCATS,
CHEMLIST, CIN, DDFU, DRUGU, EMBASE,
IMSPATENTS, IMSRESEARCH, IPA, MEDLINE, MRCK*, PATDPASPC,
PIRA, PS, RTECS*, SCISEARCH, TOXCENTER, USAN, USPAT2, USPATFULL
(*File contains numerically searchable property data)
Other Sources: WHO
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**PROPERTY DATA AVAILABLE IN THE 'PROP' FORMAT**
1071 REFERENCES IN FILE CA (1907 TO DATE)
17 REFERENCES TO NON-SPECIFIC DERIVATIVES IN FILE CA
1076 REFERENCES IN FILE CAPLUS (1907 TO DATE)
=> FILE CAPLUS
=> S L1/PREP
Use the PREP role to find all types of preparations.
1076 L1
4425242 PREP/RL
L2
22 L1/PREP
(L1 (L) PREP/RL)
=> D L2 CS 1-10
Use CS to DISPLAY the CS (Corporate Source) field.
L2 ANSWER 10 OF 22 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 2008 ACS on STN
PA Knoll Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
=> ANALYZE
ANALYZE is a useful command that allows for a statistical analysis of an answer set by up to 5
fields. Type the entire word at the arrow prompt, and then answer the prompts from STN:
L2 is the answer set that discusses preparations of sumatriptan.
1- Denotes that all of the answers will be analyzed.
CS indicates that the Corporate Source field will be analyzed.
ENTER ANSWER SET OR ANALYZE L# OR (L2):L2
ENTER ANSWER NUMBER OR RANGE (1-):1ENTER DISPLAY CODE (TI) OR ?:CS
L3
ANALYZE L2 1- CS :
25 TERMS
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=> D
L3
ANALYZE L2 1- CS :
25 TERMS
TERM # # OCC # DOC % DOC CS
------ ------- ------ ------ --------------1
2
2 9.09 ORGANIC CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
OF THE H
2
1
1 4.55 BIOCATALYTICS, INC., USA
3
1
1 4.55 CENT. RES. DIV., PFIZER INC., GROTON, CT,
06340, US
4
1
1 4.55 CENTRAL RESEARCH DIVISION, PFIZER INC.,
GROTON, CT,
5
1
1 4.55 CHIROGENIX CO., LTD., S. KOREA
6
1
1 4.55 COLLEGE OF MATERIAL SCIENCE AND CHEMICAL
ENGINEERIN
7
1
1 4.55 DYER, ALISON, MARGARET
8
1
1 4.55 FARMARC NEDERLAND B.V., NETH.
9
1
1 4.55 GLAXO GROUP LTD., UK
10
1
1 4.55 IMIDEX, S.A., SPAIN
15 MORE TERMS WITH AN OCCURRENCE COUNT OF 1
=> S L2 AND PATENT/DT
L4
Refine the answer set to contain only patents.
15 L2 AND PATENT/DT
=> D TI 1-5
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Search Question 7: Find articles on the Type 2 diabetes drug Byetta and its effect on weight loss.
•
•
What other names is this drug known by?
Search in both CAplus and MEDLINE. (HINT: Remember to remove duplicates before displaying
the first three answers from each file)
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE REGISTRY
=> E BYETTA/CN
E1
E2
E3
E4
1 BYELYANKACIN/CN
1 BYESUKAR/CN
1 --> BYETTA/CN
1 BYF 1047/CN
=> S E3
L1
1 BYETTA/CN
=> D L1
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 REGISTRY COPYRIGHT 2012 ACS on STN
RN 141758-74-9 REGISTRY
ED Entered STN: 12 Jun 1992
CN L-Serinamide, L-histidylglycyl-L-α-glutamylglycyl-L-threonyl-Lphenylalanyl-L-threonyl-L-seryl-L-α-aspartyl-L-leucyl-L-seryl-Llysyl-L-glutaminyl-L-methionyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-α-glutamyl-Lα-glutamyl-L-alanyl-L-valyl-L-arginyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanyl-Lisoleucyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-tryptophyl-L-leucyl-L-lysyl-Lasparaginylglycylglycyl-L-prolyl-L-seryl-L-serylglycyl-L-alanyl-L-prolylL-prolyl-L-prolyl- (CA INDEX NAME)
OTHER CA INDEX NAMES:
CN Exendin 3 (Heloderma horridum), 2-glycine-3-L-glutamic acidCN Exendin 4 (Heloderma suspectum) (9CI)
OTHER NAMES:
CN 12: PN: WO0041546 FIGURE: 2 claimed protein
CN 1: PN: US20060171920 SEQID: 1 claimed protein
CN 2: PN: WO0066629 FIGURE: 2 unclaimed protein
CN 3: PN: WO0041548 PAGE: 65 unclaimed protein
CN 3: PN: WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 claimed protein
CN 476: PN: WO2004005342 PAGE: 46 claimed protein
CN 4: PN: DE102004043153 PAGE: 14/17 claimed protein
CN 7: PN: WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 claimed protein
CN AC 2993
CN AC 2993A
CN Byetta
CN Exenatide
CN Exenatide LAR
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FS
DR
MF
CI
SR
LC
PROTEIN SEQUENCE
286014-72-0, 335149-21-8
C184 H282 N50 O60 S
COM, MAN
CA
STN Files: ADISINSIGHT, AGRICOLA, BIOSIS, CA, CAPLUS, CASREACT,
CHEMCATS, CIN, CSCHEM, EMBASE, IMSPATENTS, IMSRESEARCH, IPA, PATDPASPC,
PS, RTECS*, TOXCENTER, USAN, USPAT2, USPATFULL
(*File contains numerically searchable property data)
**RELATED SEQUENCES AVAILABLE WITH SEQLINK**
*** STRUCTURE DIAGRAM IS NOT AVAILABLE ***
*** USE 'SQD' OR 'SQIDE' FORMATS TO DISPLAY SEQUENCE ***
**PROPERTY DATA AVAILABLE IN THE 'PROP' FORMAT**
257 REFERENCES IN FILE CA (1907 TO DATE)
12 REFERENCES TO NON-SPECIFIC DERIVATIVES IN FILE CA
261 REFERENCES IN FILE CAPLUS (1907 TO DATE)
=> SEL CHEM L1
Selects all the chemical names from REGISTRY.
E13 THROUGH E29 ASSIGNED
=> D SEL E13-E29 Displays all the chemical names with assigned E-numbers.
E13
1 AC 2993/BI
E14
1 AC 2993A/BI
E15
1 BYETTA/BI
E16
1 EXENATIDE LAR/BI
E17
1 EXENATIDE/BI
E18
1 EXENDIN 4 (HELODERMA SUSPECTUM)/BI
E19
1 1: PN: US20060171920 SEQID: 1 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E20
1 12: PN: WO0041546 FIGURE: 2 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E21
1 141758-74-9/BI
E22
1 2: PN: WO0066629 FIGURE: 2 UNCLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E23
1 286014-72-0/BI
E24
1 3: PN: WO0041548 PAGE: 65 UNCLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E25
1 3: PN: WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E26
1 335149-21-8/BI
E27
1 4: PN: DE102004043153 PAGE: 14/17 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E28
1 476: PN: WO2004005342 PAGE: 46 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
E29
1 7: PN: WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 CLAIMED PROTEIN/BI
=> FILE CAPLUS MEDLINE
=> SET MSTEPS ON
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
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=> S E13-E29
L2
L3
323 FILE CAPLUS
486 FILE MEDLINE
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L4
809 ("AC 2993"/BI OR "AC 2993A"/BI OR BYETTA/BI OR "EXENATIDE LAR"/B
I OR EXENATIDE/BI OR "EXENDIN 4 (HELODERMA SUSPECTUM)"/BI OR
"1: PN: US20060171920 SEQID: 1 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR "12: PN:
WO0041546 FIGURE: 2 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR 141758-74-9/BI OR
"2: PN: WO0066629 FIGURE: 2 UNCLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR 286014-72-0
/BI OR "3: PN: WO0041548 PAGE: 65 UNCLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR "3:
PN: WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR 335149-21-8/BI
OR "4: PN: DE102004043153 PAGE: 14/17 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR
"476: PN: WO2004005342 PAGE: 46 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI OR "7: PN:
WO2005019262 SEQID: 3 CLAIMED PROTEIN"/BI)
=> S WEIGHT LOSS
L5
L6
54372 FILE CAPLUS
38738 FILE MEDLINE
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L7
93110 WEIGHT LOSS
=> S L4 AND L7
L8
L9
38 FILE CAPLUS
62 FILE MEDLINE
TOTAL FOR ALL FILES
L10
100 L4 AND L7
=> SET DUPORDER FILE
SET COMMAND COMPLETED
=> DUP REM L8 L9
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L8
PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L9
L11
78 DUP REM L8 L9 (22 DUPLICATES REMOVED)
22 duplicate answers are removed and records are sorted by designated file order.
ANSWERS '1-38' FROM FILE CAPLUS
ANSWERS '39-78' FROM FILE MEDLINE
=> D 1-3 FROM EACH
Displays 3 answers from each database.
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Search Question 8: In 2005, a number of petroleum companies announced their intent to eliminate
MTBE from gasoline due to drinking and ground water contamination concerns and continuing liability
exposure.
•
Find three journal review articles on this topic in CAplus. (HINT: Use both left and right truncation
(SLART) to enhance your search retrieval for water)
The following is an example of a search strategy for this question including search tips:
=> FILE REGISTRY
=> E MTBE/CN
E1
E2
E3
E4
1
MTBA PROTEIN (SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI STRAIN 1021
GENE SMA1328)/CN
1 MTBD/CN
1 --> MTBE/CN
1 MTBHQ/CN
=> S E3
L1
1 MTBE/CN
=> D L1
L1 ANSWER 1 OF 1 REGISTRY COPYRIGHT 2008 ACS on STN
RN 1634-04-4 REGISTRY
ED Entered STN: 16 Nov 1984
CN Propane, 2-methoxy-2-methyl- (CA INDEX NAME)
OTHER CA INDEX NAMES:
CN Ether, tert-butyl methyl (6CI, 7CI, 8CI)
OTHER NAMES:
CN 1,1-Dimethylethyl methyl ether
CN 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane
CN 2-Methyl-2-methoxypropane
CN Methyl 1,1-dimethylethyl ether
CN Methyl tert-butyl ether
CN Methyl tertiary butyl ether
CN MTBE
CN t-Butyl methyl ether
CN tert-Butoxymethane
CN tert-Butyl methyl ether
MF C5 H12 O
CI COM
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LC STN Files: AGRICOLA, ANABSTR, BIOSIS, BIOTECHNO, CA, CAPLUS, CASREACT,
CBNB, CHEMCATS, CHEMINFORMRX, CHEMLIST, CHEMSAFE, CIN, CSNB, DDFU,
DETHERM*, DRUGU, EMBASE, ENCOMPLIT, ENCOMPLIT2, ENCOMPPAT, ENCOMPPAT2,
IFICDB, IFIPAT, IFIUDB, IPA, MEDLINE, MRCK*, MSDS-OHS, PIRA, RTECS*,
SPECINFO, TOXCENTER, ULIDAT, USPAT2, USPATFULL
(*File contains numerically searchable property data)
Other Sources: DSL**, EINECS**, TSCA**
(**Enter CHEMLIST File for up-to-date regulatory information)
**PROPERTY DATA AVAILABLE IN THE 'PROP' FORMAT**
7883 REFERENCES IN FILE CA (1907 TO DATE)
21 REFERENCES TO NON-SPECIFIC DERIVATIVES IN FILE CA
7917 REFERENCES IN FILE CAPLUS (1907 TO DATE)
=> SEL CHEM L1
E13 THROUGH E23 ASSIGNED
=> D SEL E13-E23
E13
E14
E15
E16
E17
E18
E19
E20
E21
E22
E23
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER/BI
METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER/BI
METHYL 1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL ETHER/BI
MTBE/BI
T-BUTYL METHYL ETHER/BI
TERT-BUTOXYMETHANE/BI
TERT-BUTYL METHYL ETHER/BI
1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL METHYL ETHER/BI
1634-04-4/BI
2-METHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE/BI
2-METHYL-2-METHOXYPROPANE/BI
=> FILE CAPLUS
CAplus supports SLART (simultaneous left and right truncation) and allows you to search for
variations of water, i.e., groundwater and drinking-water.
=> S E13-E23
L2
8891 ("METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER"/BI OR "METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL
ETHER"/BI OR "METHYL 1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL ETHER"/BI OR MTBE/BI
OR "T-BUTYL METHYL ETHER"/BI OR TERT-BUTOXYMETHANE/BI OR
"TERT-BUTYL METHYL ETHER"/BI OR "1,1-DIMETHYLETHYL METHYL
ETHER"/BI OR 1634-04-4/BI OR 2-METHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE/BI
OR 2-METHYL-2-METHOXYPROPANE/BI)
=> S ?WATER?
L3
2853616 ?WATER?
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=> S CONTAMINAT? OR POLLUTI?
L4
618116 CONTAMINAT? OR POLLUTI?
=> S L3 (5A) L4
L5
169301 L3 (5A) L4
=> S L2 AND L5
L6
1170 L2 AND L5
=> E A/DT
When you Expand (E) on the Data Type (DT) field, you are able to locate the field name that covers
review articles = General Review or GR.
**** START OF FIELD ****
E24
0 --> A/DT
E25 272590 B/DT
E26
11432 BIO/DT
E27
11432 BIOGRAPHY/DT
E28 272590 BOOK/DT
E29
43196 BOOK REVIEW/DT
E30
43196 BR/DT
E31 1156193 C/DT
E32
121 COMPUTER MAGNETIC DISK/DT
E33 120192 COMPUTER OPTICAL DISK/DT
=> E
E34 1156193 CONFERENCE/DT
E35 413714 D/DT
E36 413714 DISSERTATION/DT
E37
19750 ED/DT
E38
19750 EDITORIAL/DT
E39
13174 ER/DT
E40
13174 ERRATA/DT
E41 2044284 GENERAL REVIEW/DT
E42 2044284 GR/DT
E43 19934381 J/DT
E44 19934381 JOURNAL/DT
E45
23717 LE/DT
=> S L6 AND GENERAL REVIEW/DT
L7
109 L6 AND GENERAL REVIEW/DT
=> S L7 AND PY=>2006 Limits articles published since 2005.
L8
2055867 PY=>2006
4 L7 AND PY=>2006
=> D SCAN
HOW MANY MORE ANSWERS DO YOU WISH TO SCAN? (1):0
=> D BIB ABS 1-4
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Search Question 9: Choose a drug or chemical of your choice.
•
Locate other names that the drug or chemical are known by, then search in relevant databases
and find recent patents and journal articles
No solution for this is provided as the answers will vary, but check your search strategy
against the multifile substance based search in the workbook.
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